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Centralization in the Maurya Empire
![Maurya Empire at its greatest extent (dark orange), including vassal kingdoms (light orange), 265 BCE](../../../../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/24883/full/mauryan-empire-ca.-265-bce.jpg)
Maurya Empire at its greatest extent (dark orange), including vassal kingdoms (light orange), 265 BCE
The Maurya Empire provided political stability with a unified central government, which in turn encouraged economic prosperity.
The map shows the empire covering all of modern-day India, as well as portions of modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and China.
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